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Whose conservation? by Mace, Georgina M.

“…Changes in the perception and goals of nature conservation require a solid scientific basis Conservation biology is a mission-driven discipline ( 1 ) and is…”
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Adaptation, plasticity, and extinction in a changing environment: towards a predictive theory by Chevin, Luis-Miguel, Lande, Russell, Mace, Georgina M

“…Many species are experiencing sustained environmental change mainly due to human activities. The unusual rate and extent of anthropogenic alterations of the…”
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Creating win-wins from trade-offs? Ecosystem services for human well-being: A meta-analysis of ecosystem service trade-offs and synergies in the real world by Howe, Caroline, Suich, Helen, Vira, Bhaskar, Mace, Georgina M.

“…•Three indicators for a trade-off: private interest, provisioning versus other ES, and local stakeholder.•No generalisable context for a win-win.•Outcome of…”
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Biodiversity and ecosystem services: a multilayered relationship by Mace, Georgina M., Norris, Ken, Fitter, Alastair H.

“…The relationship between biodiversity and the rapidly expanding research and policy field of ecosystem services is confused and is damaging efforts to create…”
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The natural capital framework for sustainably efficient and equitable decision making by Bateman, Ian J., Mace, Georgina M.

“…The concept of ‘natural capital’ is gaining traction internationally as recognition grows of the central role of the natural environment in sustaining economic…”
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Biodiversity and the challenge of pluralism by Pascual, Unai, Adams, William M., Díaz, Sandra, Lele, Sharachchandra, Mace, Georgina M., Turnhout, Esther

“…The lack of progress in reversing the declining global trend in biodiversity is partly due to a mismatch between how living nature is conceived and valued by…”
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Linking the influence and dependence of people on biodiversity across scales by Isbell, Forest, Gonzalez, Andrew, Loreau, Michel, Cowles, Jane, Díaz, Sandra, Hector, Andy, Mace, Georgina M., Wardle, David A., O'Connor, Mary I., Duffy, J. Emmett, Turnbull, Lindsay A., Thompson, Patrick L., Larigauderie, Anne

“…Biodiversity enhances many of nature's benefits to people, including the regulation of climate and the production of wood in forests, livestock forage in…”
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Planetary boundaries: Guiding human development on a changing planet by Steffen, Will, Richardson, Katherine, Rockström, Johan, Cornell, Sarah E., Fetzer, Ingo, Bennett, Elena M., Biggs, Reinette, Carpenter, Stephen R., de Vries, Wim, de Wit, Cynthia A., Folke, Carl, Gerten, Dieter, Heinke, Jens, Mace, Georgina M., Persson, Linn M., Ramanathan, Veerabhadran, Reyers, Belinda, Sörlin, Sverker

“…Crossing the boundaries in global sustainability The planetary boundary (PB) concept, introduced in 2009, aimed to define the environmental limits within which…”
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Beyond Predictions: Biodiversity Conservation in a Changing Climate by Dawson, Terence P., Jackson, Stephen T., House, Joanna I., Prentice, Iain Colin, Mace, Georgina M.

“…Climate change is predicted to become a major threat to biodiversity in the 21st century, but accurate predictions and effective solutions have proved…”
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Biodiversity and Resilience of Ecosystem Functions by Oliver, Tom H., Heard, Matthew S., Isaac, Nick J.B., Roy, David B., Procter, Deborah, Eigenbrod, Felix, Freckleton, Rob, Hector, Andy, Orme, C. David L., Petchey, Owen L., Proença, Vânia, Raffaelli, David, Suttle, K. Blake, Mace, Georgina M., Martín-López, Berta, Woodcock, Ben A., Bullock, James M.

“…Accelerating rates of environmental change and the continued loss of global biodiversity threaten functions and services delivered by ecosystems. Much…”
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Global assessment of primate vulnerability to extreme climatic events by Zhang, Lyubing, Ameca, Eric I., Cowlishaw, Guy, Pettorelli, Nathalie, Foden, Wendy, Mace, Georgina M.

“…Climate-change-driven alterations in the extent and intensity of extreme weather events may have catastrophic consequences for primate populations. Using a…”
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Distorted views of biodiversity: spatial and temporal bias in species occurrence data by Boakes, Elizabeth H, McGowan, Philip J K, Fuller, Richard A, Chang-qing, Ding, Clark, Natalie E, O'Connor, Kim, Mace, Georgina M

“…Boakes et al. compile and analyze a historical dataset of 170,000 bird sightings over two centuries and show how changing trends in data gathering may confound…”
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The role of taxonomy in species conservation by Mace, Georgina M., Mace, Georgina M.

“…Taxonomy and species conservation are often assumed to be completely interdependent activities. However, a shortage of taxonomic information and skills, and…”
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The EDGE2 protocol: Advancing the prioritisation of Evolutionarily Distinct and Globally Endangered species for practical conservation action by Gumbs, Rikki, Gray, Claudia L, Böhm, Monika, Burfield, Ian J, Couchman, Olivia R, Faith, Daniel P, Forest, Félix, Hoffmann, Michael, Isaac, Nick J B, Jetz, Walter, Mace, Georgina M, Mooers, Arne O, Safi, Kamran, Scott, Oenone, Steel, Mike, Tucker, Caroline M, Pearse, William D, Owen, Nisha R, Rosindell, James

“…The conservation of evolutionary history has been linked to increased benefits for humanity and can be captured by phylogenetic diversity (PD). The…”
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Economic Analysis for Ecosystem Service Assessments by Bateman, Ian J, Mace, Georgina M, Fezzi, Carlo, Atkinson, Giles, Turner, Kerry

“…The paper seeks to contribute to the expanding literature on ecosystem service assessment by considering its integration with economic analyses of such…”
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Synthetic biology and conservation of nature: wicked problems and wicked solutions by Redford, Kent H, Adams, William, Mace, Georgina M

“…So far, conservation scientists have paid little attention to synthetic biology; this is unfortunate as the technology is likely to transform the operating…”
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Scenarios for Global Biodiversity in the 21st Century by Pereira, Henrique M., Leadley, Paul W., Proença, Vânia, Alkemade, Rob, Scharlemann, Jörn P. W., Fernandez-Manjarrés, Juan F., Araújo, Miguel B., Balvanera, Patricia, Biggs, Reinette, Cheung, William W. L., Chini, Louise, Cooper, H. David, Gilman, Eric L., Guénette, Sylvie, Hurtt, George C., Huntington, Henry P., Mace, Georgina M., Oberdorff, Thierry, Revenga, Carmen, Rodrigues, Patrícia, Scholes, Robert J., Sumaila, Ussif Rashid, Walpole, Matt

“…Quantitative scenarios are coming of age as a tool for evaluating the impact of future socioeconomic development pathways on biodiversity and ecosystem…”
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The predictability of extinction: biological and external correlates of decline in mammals by Cardillo, Marcel, Mace, Georgina M, Gittleman, John L, Jones, Kate E, Bielby, Jon, Purvis, Andy

“…=0.248) and usually higher for taxon-specific models (median…”
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Functional traits, the phylogeny of function, and ecosystem service vulnerability by Díaz, Sandra, Purvis, Andy, Cornelissen, Johannes H. C., Mace, Georgina M., Donoghue, Michael J., Ewers, Robert M., Jordano, Pedro, Pearse, William D.

“…People depend on benefits provided by ecological systems. Understanding how these ecosystem services – and the ecosystem properties underpinning them – respond…”
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Quantification of Extinction Risk: IUCN's System for Classifying Threatened Species by MACE, GEORGINA M., COLLAR, NIGEL J., GASTON, KEVIN J., HILTON-TAYLOR, CRAIG, AKÇAKAYA, H. RESIT, LEADER-WILLIAMS, NIGEL, MILNER-GULLAND, E.J., STUART, SIMON N.

“…The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species was increasingly used during the 1980s to assess the conservation…”
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